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August 30, 2024
Our Land and Water has now ended.
Our mission was to preserve the most fundamental treasures of Aotearoa – its land and water – while producing value from those same treasures.
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Faecal source tracking to understand the role of introduced predators and avian species on water quality assessments in the Makiriri Reserve, Dannevirke
Escherichia coli are used as indicators of faecal contamination in water quality assessments, but ‘naturalised’ non-faecal E. coli and non-pathogenic E. coli-like bacteria can confound…
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Integrating solar electricity generation with livestock farming in Canterbury
Aotearoa New Zealand has committed to actions to mitigate climate change. By 2050 the intention is to be transitioned to a net zero carbon economy.…
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Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) Framework Webinar
The Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) Framework shows the impact of land use changes on economic, social, cultural and environmental indicators, allowing exploration of scenarios where…
Aotearoa Food Cultures
Linking sustainable food production with domestic consumption by describing the food cultures of Aotearoa
Technical Report
Wairoa River Bed Sediment
The Wairoa River carries large quantities of fine sediment (clays, silts and sands). This fine sediment cloaks both the bed and the banks of the…
Journal Article
The Influence of a flood event on the potential sediment control of baseflow phosphorus concentrations in an intensive agricultural catchment
We sampled sediments in an agricultural catchment in Reporoa, New Zealand, before and after a scouring flood event. The tributary was chosen for its low…
Journal Article
Integrated impact assessment for land and water management
Impact assessment considers the future consequences of current or proposed actions, but multiple impact assessment types and silos of expertise make integration difficult. When faced…
Journal Article
Temporal Changes in Cd Sorption and Plant Bioavailability in Compost-Amended Soils
The application of Cd-contaminated phosphate fertiliser has enriched concentrations of this non-essential element in many agricultural soils. Consequently, concentrations of the metal in some agricultural…
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How much nitrogen does asparagus need?
A project to develop a best practice guide for the use of nitrogen in asparagus crops in New Zealand was hampered by one of the…
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